gmcunni
Active member
MR. Evil was kind enough to offer me help on buying a new bike via PM but i thought it would be more fun to do it out in the public forum.
So, we've determined my 15 YO Schwinn is an embarrassment to be seen on and as i want to get back into more biking perhaps this is a good time to get a new one.
Most of my riding has been with family and neighbors on the Monroe Rail to Trail path (http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_ct/ct_rail/monroe_rt.php). At the end of the R to T in Newtown there is a woodsy section of single track which i get a kick out of too. I used to ride a bit in Trumbull in the Pequonnock Woods (http://www.nemba.org/ridingzone/Trumbull.html) but the group i ride with these days don't enjoy that type of riding and i'm not one for going alone.
I'm looking to take my son to MT Snow soon and will rent there as i don't think i'll get a new bike immediately. Not sure if downhill stuff @ a mountain will be something I do a lot of and renting on those occasions may be my strategy.
I'd like to get back to riding areas like the trumbull woods. I'm not interesting in jumping off cliffs or large boulders and don't envision myself riding in conditions that warrant full motocross-style padding.
So, i guess the bike i'm looking for is a 2008 version of what my Schwinn was back in the day. From reading other posts and a few web sites i'm thinking a hard tail is right for me, no need for the full suspension for what i'll be doing. Is $500 a reasonable budget to get something decent?
Thoughts?
So, we've determined my 15 YO Schwinn is an embarrassment to be seen on and as i want to get back into more biking perhaps this is a good time to get a new one.
Most of my riding has been with family and neighbors on the Monroe Rail to Trail path (http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_ct/ct_rail/monroe_rt.php). At the end of the R to T in Newtown there is a woodsy section of single track which i get a kick out of too. I used to ride a bit in Trumbull in the Pequonnock Woods (http://www.nemba.org/ridingzone/Trumbull.html) but the group i ride with these days don't enjoy that type of riding and i'm not one for going alone.
I'm looking to take my son to MT Snow soon and will rent there as i don't think i'll get a new bike immediately. Not sure if downhill stuff @ a mountain will be something I do a lot of and renting on those occasions may be my strategy.
I'd like to get back to riding areas like the trumbull woods. I'm not interesting in jumping off cliffs or large boulders and don't envision myself riding in conditions that warrant full motocross-style padding.
So, i guess the bike i'm looking for is a 2008 version of what my Schwinn was back in the day. From reading other posts and a few web sites i'm thinking a hard tail is right for me, no need for the full suspension for what i'll be doing. Is $500 a reasonable budget to get something decent?
Thoughts?